Court Rules Against Loeb in Vergara Embryo Battle

(Journalist)
– Nick Loeb once again lost in his legal battle for custody of two frozen embryos he created with ex-fiancée Sofia Vergara in 2013. A Louisiana appeals court upheld the dismissal of the lawsuit for guard of Loeb and accused him of “forum shopping” by filing a lawsuit. the matter to the State, People reports. Loeb “is not domiciled, does not maintain a residence, and does not intend to be domiciled or resident in any parish in the state of Louisiana,” the Fourth Court of Appeal said. Loeb and the Modern family star separated in 2014 and she married Joe Manganiello the following year.

The court accused Loeb and his lawyer of filing the case in an “inappropriate place” in the hope of obtaining a favorable ruling, “Page Six reports.” Their behavior discredits and mocks the Louisiana legal system and the bar and is odious, “the court wrote. An attorney for Loeb said he plans to take the case to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The embryos are in California, and a court document says a 2017 case sought “a permanent injunction to prevent Mr. Loeb from filing a complaint. pre-embryos to term without Ms Vergara’s express written consent “are still pending (Vergara explained why she does not want the embryos to be brought to term).